Consecration of Coptic Churches in the lands of Immigration

mnhanna9

As many of you know, HH Pope Tawadros II has made his historic visit to the east coast of the US. One thing has boggled my mind, though, is that people await the Pope's arrival for the consecration of a new church. In some texts that I have found, it only requires the bishop's presence for a church to be consecrated, but why do people only want the Pope to consecrate churches?

minasoliman

Courtesy and respect

minatasgeel

+1 @minasoliman

atadros

Quick question, didn’t hh Pope Shenouda already consecrate st Mary’s church in east Brunswick?

minatasgeel

I am not sure about HH consecrating the main altar, but i know for sure that almost the entire church was renovated including the altar.